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Bangladesh: Islamic jihad group issues international hit list of bloggers, activists and writers

Sep 23, 2015 6:50 pm By Robert Spencer

How barbaric. In the United States we don’t murder writers for offending Muslims. Instead, we excoriate them as “racist,” “bigoted” “Islamophobes,” accuse them of all manner of offenses, no matter how wild the charge, and ostracize them in the name of “dialogue,” “multiculturalism,” “public safety” or whatever works. You see, we are much more civilized.

Ansarullah Bangla Team

“Militant group publishes global hitlist of bloggers, activists and writers,” by Jason Burke, Guardian, September 23, 2015:

An Islamic militant group in Bangladesh has issued a hitlist of secular bloggers, writers and activists around the world, saying they will be killed if its demands are not met.

The list will raise fears that Islamic militant violence within the unstable south Asian country could take on an international dimension.

The targets in the list include nine bloggers based in the UK, seven in Germany, two in the US, one in Canada and one in Sweden. Some are Bangladeshi citizens living overseas. Others are dual nationals or citizens of the western nations.

The list was issued in a statement on the internet by the Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), a group that has been blamed for a series of murders of bloggers and activists in Bangladesh over the last 18 months. All those killed have been prominent critics of extremist religious doctrines, especially in Islam.

The acting leader of the ABT and two close associates were arrested earlier this month in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, on suspicion of involvement in the murder of a secular blogger earlier this year….

“Our weapon is [the] pen, and we can use it without hurting anybody. We just want to make people conscious about their rights. So that nobody can use them to fulfill bad intentions,” said Ananya Azad, a Bangladeshi blogger who has been forced into exile in Europe and is on the list.

There has been no previous indication that the ABT was targeting bloggers overseas and the list will worry security authorities in Europe and the US….

It is unclear if the ABT has the capability to carry out their threats, but its call for action may prompt individuals to mount “lone wolf” attacks.

Police have charged an ABT organiser and four supporters with the murder of a 27-year-old blogger, Washiqur Rahman, in Dhaka in March.

Rahman’s death came just weeks after a Bangladesh-born American atheist blogger was murdered in Dhaka by machete-wielding attackers.

The murder in February of Bangladeshi-born US citizen Avijit Roy, a science writer and blog moderator, prompted outrage around the world. His US-based widow is among those named on the new list the group appear to have issued.

Officials suspect the ABT is close to the Ansar ul-Islam organisation, which is part of al-Qaida in south Asiaand launched by the extremist organisation about a year ago.

The statement featured a logo comprising a black flag carrying the seal of the prophet Muhammad, often favoured by extremist groups, and the phrase: “We do not forget, we do not forgive” in English.

Al-Qaida has publicly praised violent operations by the ABT and has hailed activists charged with the murder of bloggers as “lions of the international community”.

The new list is accompanied by an incoherent demand to strip bloggers of their citizenship. It appears to be addressed to the government of Bangladesh’s prime minister Sheikh Hasina, though many of those on the hitlist have dual nationality or are citizens of Britain, the US or European nations.

“Cancel the Bangladeshi citizenship of enemies of Islam and [Muslim religious] education, atheists, apostates, unbelievers, anti-Islamic … bloggers, agents of India … otherwise they will be killed wherever they can be found in the Almighty’s world,” said the statement.

The origin of the list is unclear, and some have doubted it is an official statement from the ABT in Bangladesh, but instead compiled or published from the UK or elsewhere in the west….

Authorities in Dhaka have been previously criticised for requesting local bloggers and activists to avoid provocative statements on sensitive religious issues.

Human Rights Watch, the international campaigning group, last month called for the government “to recall that its duty is to uphold the constitution and protect people’s lives, as well as their religious freedom”.

“It’s shocking that Bangladesh authorities not only failed to protect the bloggers despite complaints to the police about threats against them, but instead are proposing self-censorship,” said the spokesperson….

Why is that so shocking? That’s exactly what happened to Pamela Geller and me in the United States to Pamela Geller after jihadis attacked our free speech event in Garland, Texas last May: even people supposedly on the Right, such as Bill O’Reilly, Laura Ingraham, and presidential candidate Donald Trump recommended we practice self-censorship in the face of violent intimidation, rather than defending the freedom of speech.

Those on the list say they are aware of the dangers of their activism. “I can’t give you assurance that I can’t be hurt here also. Fundamentalists have threatened that they will come and kill me,” said blogger Azad.

“I can’t say that I am fully safe, as the fundamentalists know where I am residing. I can’t say what will happen in future, but I can give you this assurance that I will write until the end of my life.”

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Comments

  1. Susan says

    Sep 23, 2015 at 7:05 pm

    We are not subjugated by terrorists!

    • old white guy says

      Sep 24, 2015 at 9:39 am

      as long as we are willing to kill those who wish to kill us we will not be subjugated by them.

      • Blitz2b says

        Sep 24, 2015 at 5:08 pm

        True, but currently we are preoccupied with keeping them fed, clothed, sheltered and providing all the necessary amenities for these parasites while they plot our demise and the ultimate takeover.

    • Dr. Divinity says

      Sep 24, 2015 at 2:11 pm

      Just another fact showing islam for what it is….still our governments do nothing to stop Islam…islam is a CULT. So we should be able to put them down .it won’t be a simple task but it can be done.

  2. Cecilia Ellis says

    Sep 23, 2015 at 7:14 pm

    “We do not forget, we do not forgive. . .”

    Core Islamic principle . . .

    • mortimer says

      Sep 23, 2015 at 9:16 pm

      Revenge is commanded by Allah.
      “Believers, retaliation is decreed for you in bloodshed.” Koran 11.173
      “O you who believe! retaliation is prescribed for you in the matter of the slain.” Koran 2.178

      • Cecilia Ellis says

        Sep 23, 2015 at 9:26 pm

        Thanks, Mortimer! Although I knew they were there, I could not remember what were the Quranic verses that specifically mandated revenge. Appreciate it much!

  3. Raja says

    Sep 23, 2015 at 7:20 pm

    Having killed four bloggers locally they are embarking on the world scene. This is Islam for you with cascading effect.. Good luck to the World esp the West, the deniers….

  4. Dan says

    Sep 23, 2015 at 8:33 pm

    Just saw the BBC interviewing about 20 refugees, in a completely sympathetic manner.

    And ALL of them said they were from Pakistan, looking for work.

    Just how stupid does the BBC have to be, to not have figured out Pakistanis aren’t Syrian refugees?

    And that this proves OUR case, that all refuges aren’t even Syrian.

  5. Alarmed Pig Farmer says

    Sep 23, 2015 at 8:46 pm

    They say the pen is mightier than the sword. What hasn’t been said, yet, is that the Moslem is mightier than the Infidel.

    • justjane says

      Sep 24, 2015 at 10:20 am

      At this point in time, they outnumber us.( ‘us’ being those who are willing to acknowledge their true potentiality in having us murdered, raped and enslaved, and those of ‘us’ who are willing to fight back). They may not outnumber the ‘do-gooders’, who want to help them reach their goal. So, not only will those willing to protect themselves, have hordes of muslims at their throats in front of them, but will also have hordes of their enablers, standing behind them, trying to keep them from protecting themselves.

  6. mortimer says

    Sep 23, 2015 at 8:56 pm

    The rich and powerful for the most part, have little or no interest in freedom of expression. They can easily pay or order all the speech they require.

    Sharia law allows only mullahs to speak about Islam. Sharia is defended by armies of Islamic vigilantes. THAT’S THE INFALLIBILITY OF ISLAM and the main reason it is so hard to oppose with logic.

    • old white guy says

      Sep 24, 2015 at 9:41 am

      islam and logic are poles apart.

  7. Matthieu Baudin says

    Sep 23, 2015 at 9:23 pm

    “… Our weapon is [the] pen, and we can use it without hurting anybody. We just want to make people conscious about their rights. So that nobody can use them to fulfill bad intentions,” said Ananya Azad, a Bangladeshi blogger who has been forced into exile in Europe and is on the list…”

    Anti Jihad Bloggers of the World have probably done more to challenge the International Jihad and its violent invective than the paid staff of government agencies around the globe. Bloggers have given their time freely and have put themselves at person risk, without protective cover, to confront these sabateurs of civilisation.

  8. mortimer says

    Sep 23, 2015 at 9:24 pm

    Blasphemy may not be forgiven and must be punished by death in Islam.

    The Shafi Sharia law manual states:

    “Truly whoever abused the Holy Prophet … or ascribed any fault to him or attributed any defect to his family, religion or his habit, or reproached him, or compared the Holy Prophet Muhammad … with any defective thing with the objective of degrading his personality and prestige, he is truly an abusive person and DESERVES TO BE EXECUTED. WE MAKE absolutely NO EXCEPTION to this verdict, whether the insult has been committed intentionally or unintentionally. This has been the verdict of all the ‘Ulamā of the Ummah from the time of the Companions to the present day.” [Qadī Iyadh, Ash-Shifa, Vol. 2, Page 214]

    • Dave J says

      Sep 23, 2015 at 9:55 pm

      It is the method of a Mafioso gang – agree, cooperate or we kill you and your family.

      Criminal and evil. I hate Islam.

      • Budvarakbar says

        Sep 24, 2015 at 2:31 am

        The main center of the mafia is Sicily — one of the first Muslim conquests of the underbelly of Europe and one of the last to be freed — Islam influence still runs deep there!

      • Western Canadian says

        Sep 24, 2015 at 2:30 pm

        Common garden variety fascists.. Same as nazis, communists, french revolution, and a few other such sub-animals… Considerably more barbaric than most.

  9. Angemon says

    Sep 23, 2015 at 9:39 pm

    It is unclear if the ABT has the capability to carry out their threats, but its call for action may prompt individuals to mount “lone wolf” attacks.

    Theo Van Gogh, anyone?

    • Budvarakbar says

      Sep 24, 2015 at 2:34 am

      Ft Hood anyone?, Pamela Geller anyone? — recruiting office in TN anyone? on and on —

  10. dlbrand says

    Sep 23, 2015 at 10:39 pm

    “Bangladesh: Islamic jihad group issues international hit list of bloggers, activists and writers”

    Just good Muslims being true to the teachings of their faith.

  11. dlbrand says

    Sep 23, 2015 at 10:42 pm

    “I can’t say that I am fully safe, as the fundamentalists know where I am residing. I can’t say what will happen in future, but I can give you this assurance that I will write until the end of my life.”

    Indeed. No doubt about it.

  12. dlbrand says

    Sep 23, 2015 at 10:46 pm

    “An Islamic militant group in Bangladesh has issued a hitlist of secular bloggers, writers and activists around the world, saying they will be killed if its demands are not met.”

    And in time, be it openly or covertly, the above is precisely how Islam in the U.S. will continue in its ascendancy or be dealt with for the doctrine that it is.

  13. dlbrand says

    Sep 23, 2015 at 10:58 pm

    “Al-Qaida” which is the Al-Qaida, General Patraeus–the hero of our fools in D.C and elsewhere– now believes are among the moderates in the extremist bushel, and therefore, our best option for those we should aid, fund, defend, etc, as they fight IS–” has publicly praised violent operations by the ABT and has hailed activists charged with the murder of bloggers as “lions of the international community”.

    (http://www.c-span.org/video/?328261-1/former-cia-director-david-petraeus-testimony-us-middle-east-policy

    http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/08/31/petraeus-use-al-qaeda-fighters-to-beat-isis.html)

    Oh well, bring on another star.

  14. dlbrand says

    Sep 23, 2015 at 11:01 pm

    “Cancel the Bangladeshi citizenship of enemies of Islam and [Muslim religious] education, atheists, apostates, unbelievers, anti-Islamic … bloggers, agents of India … otherwise they will be killed wherever they can be found…”

    Hmm, One can but helplessly wonder where that idea hailed from…

  15. Falafel_Akbar says

    Sep 23, 2015 at 11:31 pm

    I know that these groups are sinister and dangerous and this is a trivial point, but it’s like these people are actively engaged in an on-going contest to pick the stupidest names they can think of for their little jihadi after-madrassah clubs.

  16. Infidel from Down Under says

    Sep 24, 2015 at 3:28 am

    All you MohamMAD’s out there. Come on have a go, make my Day!!!

    PS. Don’t Miss

  17. NVRAT says

    Sep 24, 2015 at 5:28 pm

    I`m a Islamophobic and proud of it. Come see me.

  18. Jerry says

    Sep 24, 2015 at 6:54 pm

    We should always stick to the principle of reciprocity and do unto Islamic Jihddis exactly as the wish and plan to do unto us.

    We should also respect the principle of proportionality.
    There are 1.75 billion Muslims who in terms of the Koran
    are instructed to kill off all Jews who number approximately
    17.5 million. The ratio is 1000 to one. Let the Jews remember
    the principal of responding proportionally to Islamic Jihaddis
    attacks because if they fail to maintain such proportionality,
    after a wahile, there would not be enough Jews left to
    respond.

  19. Dag says

    Sep 24, 2015 at 7:03 pm

    Bury them under a mountain of books.

    Let the ummah know about Motoons.

    http://www.amazon.com/Motoons-D-W-Walker/dp/0987761579

    Tell the world about Snootom.

    http://www.amazon.com/Snootom-D-W-Walker/dp/0987761587/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1443135752&sr=1-1&keywords=snootom

    Free speech is crap if you don’t exercise it in public.

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